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Mirabel, California

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Middletown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95461. It stands on Bradford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Detert Reservoir quadrangle. It stands 1,273 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mirabel within Lake County

Then and now

1927 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Mirabel (historical), surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Mirabel (historical), surveyed 1927

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

179 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Mirabel (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,518 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined62
Debris and open burning20
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Smoking8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitDOUGLAS
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCENTRAL
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitKNOWLES LN MIDDLETOWN
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitS HWY 29 MIDDLETOWN 2
30 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire ProtectionHILDERBRAND
3 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitCANYON
3 September 2003Natural1.5 acresSonoma-Lake Napa UnitIDA
27 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSonoma-Lake Napa UnitESPINOZA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Mirabel (historical): 26 past producers, 24 occurrences, 14 unknowns, 11 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black Bart MineIron, ChromiumPast Producer1917, 1918
CalistogaSilver, GoldProducer
Placer Realty Corp. PropertyGold, SilverPast Producer
Silverado MineSilver, GoldPast Producer
Silverado Mine Calistoga Mount St. HelenaSilver, GoldProducer
Unnamed LocationSilverUnknown
Camp and Yates GraveSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Ellen Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Putah Creek Bar 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lake County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Middletown3.7 miles19
Guenoc (historical)6.4 miles19
Harbin Springs6.7 miles20
Harbin Springs Annex7.1 miles20
Castle Rock Springs7.8 miles20
Hidden Valley Lake7.8 miles19
Whispering Pines9.8 miles20
Forest Lake10.2 miles20

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q6872289The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1766202. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.